The Scottish Football Association has taken a step closer to leaving Hampden Park by telling the owners Queen’s Park it is not prepared to renew its lease on the existing terms.

The SFA could abandon Hampden and take internationals and Scottish Cup finals to Celtic Park, Ibrox or even Murrayfield if it cannot agree the terms of a new deal with little Queen’s Park. Its current lease is scheduled to end in 2020, after Hampden hosts three games at Euro 2020.

Discussions have continued on the SFA’s residency and a board decision is expected later this month. The existing 20-year lease costs the SFA £800,000 a year although that figure has now been reduced to £300,000 with the difference, £500,000 per year, going to its…